porchester hall
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porchester hall
PORCHESTER HALL www.bettervenues.org.uk CONTENTS Better Venues 3 Welcome to Porchester Hall 5 Availability, Car Parking and Access 7 Floor Plans 9 Dimensions 10 Additional Information 11 Contact Us 13 1 2 BETTER VENUES Better offers one of the widest and most comprehensive portfolios of sports, leisure and cultural venues available to hire across London and the South East. From historic, period buildings and unique contemporary locations to large outdoors and intimate indoor spaces. From weddings to concerts, sports events to product launches our experienced team of event managers is on hand to help you find the perfect venue. 3 4 WELCOME TO PORCHESTER HALL History The Porchester Hall was opened in 1929 alongside the Turkish Baths and Library on Porchester Road. It provided the Borough of Paddington with a dignified Public Hall intended primarily for use by the residents in the area, its beauty and convenience proving to appeal to a wider circle. The Hall was available for concerts, as well as drives, banquets, dances, receptions and meetings. The foundation stone was laid by the Mayor Leonard Snell, JP, and this can be found at the Halls main entrance. The Main Hall The striking exterior of the hall sets the standard for the rest of the building. Portland Stone and Cornish granite were used for the main structure and entrance steps of the hall with teak woodwork and bronze metalwork around the windows forming the details. The grand entrance to the Hall is ideal for reception drinks and leads guests up the elegant staircase with its ornamental bronze and wrought iron banisters, striking marble walls and crystal chandelier. The stairway leads through to the main hall on the first floor. (Toilets and cloakroom are provided at the base of the main entrance in the basement.) The Hall walls are handsomely panelled in English oak and walnut, with luxurious rich crimson velvet drapes. Fascinating figurines and motifs support the main beams and ten magnificent crystal chandeliers hang from the fine ceiling. The Hall is amply suited for all sizes of functions with the perfect dance floor made of sprung oak parquet. At one end of the hall the oak panelled stage provides a perfect setting for any band and features a fantastic art deco skylight, ornamental brass panelling and the Borough of Paddington coat of arms. 5 The Small Hall Situated at the ground floor of the building just before the entrance to the Main Hall, the Small Hall is a quaint room with charming “old – world” atmosphere. The space enjoys the same attractive wood panels, while 6 large windows provide plenty of natural light. With a separate entrance the small hall is perfect for intimate events, family occasions and workshops or it can be hired as part of the main space and used as a reception area or production office. The Paddington Suite Recently renovated, the suite is an attractive room adjacent to the Main Hall. The space combines classic surrounding with state-of-theart presentation technology to make an ideal meeting room. The Paddington Suite can also serve as an elegant bar or catering area and is often used as a break out room during conferences. 6 Royal Oak A4 WESTBOURNE PARK rn rn ou e s ew oc Gl es te r e ws CLEVELAND SQ re ua re hi ay ns W vo De dS n ela lev ce rra Te e ns r Gard einste n ve ra ns rde Ga n e rav rra te ce einste ster G anca ens ce r Gard a gh Terr sborou l B411 P Poplar lac Bark P e los e Pl ersburg St Pet e Palac A402 c ra er eT e nd la ve e l ce rra Te ou 06 Queen B411 Bayswater 1. Porchester Hall Porchester Road Queensway W2 5HS 7 ce ss Terra ’s S Prince d Roa ow c s o A42 GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE WEDGEWOOD HOTEL Road oscow ridg ’s B o ad eR Inverne ce sway Queen n Pla Reda y Road Garwa o Westb A4206 ord Rd Here There are 2 NCP car parks within 100 yards of the hall on Queensway and Porchester Terrace North. Ample street parking can be found locally Monday-Friday after 6.30pm, Saturday after 1.30pm and all day Sunday. Our customers are entitled to a 20% discount with Q-park, located on Queensway: 26 Queensway, London, W2 4QJ rove urne G e b st Ea 1 Car parking hop Bis Ors Paddington ce erra tt T tb t Rd ewton S h rc Po d Roa Sun 1 B41 S nder ce rra Te d derla n er est s Ea Terr ace er est rch Po Alexa Durha m uare BAPTIST CHURCH Westbourne Park Roa d An extension to closing times may be available on application. Access There is a loading area with lift access to both the hall and kitchen. This is restricted to use between 8.00am - Midnight daily. There is no on site parking for any hirer or contractors. A40 Westway B422 Hall is available 7 days a week Mon -Thur: 11.00am - 11.30pm Fri: 8.00am - 12.30am Sat: 8.00am - 12.30am Sun: 2.00pm - 11.00pm ad 20 6 A40 Availability r Road Bayswate KENSINGTON GARDENS ate 8 FLOOR PLANS WC WC Staff Duchess of York suite Banquet– 450, 400 - with a dance floor Stage Lobby cabaret– 360 Annexe Theatre Style – 500 Main Staircase Classroom – 250 Annexe Examinations – 300 Reception – 630 Buffet/Bar KEY 9 13 Amp socket Microphone outlet Lobby DIMENSIONS Main Hall Length – 30.3m Width – 15.15m Height – 7.5m Height to chandeliers – 4.0m Distance between chandeliers – 6.5m Stage Width – 9.7m Depth – 5.75m Stage from floor – 0.88m Height – 5.2m (Wood panel – 3.4m, Plaster – 1.8m) Length – 3.99m + 3.88m 3.99m panels Tables Rounds Diameter – 5ft Drop – 2.4ft Trestles Dimensions – 6ft x 2.5ft Drop – 2.4ft Chairs Height – 90cm Width – 43cm Depth – 41cm Platform Length – 2.77m Height – 0.31m Width – 1.52m Alcove Dimensions – 4.75 x 10.5m Dividers Red x 4 Height – 1.50m Length – 1.22m Dark x 4 Height – 1.80m Length – 1.23m Back Alleyway Gate width – 3.6m Lift Interior – 2.0 x 1.4m Door – 0.8 x 2.0m Max Weight – 1 Ton/1000KG/ 15 Persons Small Hall Length – 11.5m Width – 8.5m Height – 4.37m Height from floor to top of wood panels – 2.6m 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Furniture Tables and chairs provided • 450 chairs • 45 round banquet tables to seat 10 guests • 10 trestle tables for top tables/buffet Lighting • Controls in room/chandeliers on dimmers • Some natural daylight Power • Numerous 13 amp sockets in main hall and stage • 100 amp 3 phase power • 125 amp 3 phase power available on balcony • Microphone outlet sockets • Air conditioning 11 12 DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT... “On behalf of Key4Life I would like to write and thank you enormously for your most generous support towards our Gala Dinner on Wednesday 18th March 2015. Your wonderful support will go towards helping some of the most marginalised young people in the UK onto a positive new path. We will keep you posted on the progress of the charity.” “A thoroughly enjoyable experience with very professional staff” “I wanted to say a huge thank you for making Friday/Saturday possible, the filming went better than we could have imagined and will make a brilliant episode. Please pass on our thanks to all of your staff, everyone was so helpful and welcoming.” “I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and thank you again for all the help you gave to us in running UCLU Hindu Society event at Porchester Hall. It was a very successful event for us and it would not have been so without your help” FIND US AT Porchester Hall Porchester Road Bayswater CONTACT US [email protected] www.bettervenues.org.uk 13 14